Hey people now i want to get into planes sense I'm moving out into the country with lots of land. Well sense I'm starting out new with this i don't no what to get. Should i get some 2 channel from walmart and then go out and by a trainer? Oh i had two of the fire-birds and i hate them! you cant even turn them that well. Well I'm wanting the j-3 cub, is that a good starter plane? If so i no a place on the web to get one for 80.00 shipped rtr. Oh I'm wanting to get into a 3-4 channel plane that is electric.

"Hey people now i want to get into planes sense I'm moving out into the country with lots of land. Well sense I'm starting out new with this i don't no what to get. Should i get some 2 channel from walmart and then go out and by a trainer? Oh i had two of the fire-birds and i hate them! you cant even turn them that well. Well I'm wanting the j-3 cub, is that a good starter plane? If so i no a place on the web to get one for 80.00 shipped rtr. Oh I'm wanting to get into a 3-4 channel plane that is electric." --- Nitro Demon

Nitro Demon,

In my opinion if you eventually want to get into the nitro planes and then gas, or even just stay with glow, It's best to start out with a .40 sized trainer. Full house controls (Ailerons, rudder, throttle, Elev.) and a .40-.46 2stroke Glow engine.. The J3 Cub IS NOT a very good starter plane due to the fact it's very short couple (Long wing short fuse) and is a pain on the ground.

My Opinion is to go with the Hobbico Superstar trainer from www.towerhobbies.com But others will recomend the Sig Lt-40 Hanger 9 Arrow ect.. ANd they're all pretty much the same. But whatever you decide to do GET AN INSTRUCTOR! We will beat this subject to death (more than likely) before this thread dies! Several peopel have been able to succesfully learn on their own.. But even some of those guys look back and wish they'd have gone with an instructor.. You will learn hings properly and quickly with less $.. Join a Club, And join the AMA...



If your looking to get into, and stay in electric then the GWS slowstick would be a great electric trainer, and if you have some previous exp (in cars or whatever) could probably teach yourself with one of those.. The Airframe and motor are $35 but it needs Tx, Rx, ESC, and 2 servo's Other than that I can't offer much in the way of electrics

The World Models Frontier 40 with a OS 40LA is just as slow as a turtle on valium

That's what i learned on... after crashing my Avistar because of the lack of a instructor , so... do what sukhoi_madness said [8D]

thanks people, well i been wanting the g3 that semulator but its to high for me tho. Is there and plane semulators that goes cost around 50.00 bucks?

Fms is free.... I'll have to get you the link later or someone else will

is it a demo? i think i played it but it say my computer cant souport 16 bit dos porgrams....[]

Yes, get FMS and then practice flying figure 8's, landing and taking off. The hardest part will be learning to fly toward yourself during the landing phase of flight while you're close to the ground.

Definitely check into getting an instructor and joining a club. You might have a lot of land but for now it will be better to learn from someone who's able to teach you on a buddy cord. Later on you can have the club out to your place for a cookout and some flying!

Have fun!

Edit: check out Ebay and the Marketplace here on RCU for a sim...you might be able to find "last years model" for around $50, and it will work just fine.

ok thanks man, oh i only have 1.4 acer its long so you can pretty much fly park flyers or micros back there, but we can sneek back into this land that is selling behind my house. lol, oh i wont just be doing flying i will do some off road bashing also sense im building a track for. well thanks,

If you go into glow, get an instructor. If not, I would teach yourself. A simulator is great to have also!

im not going into glow im staying with eletric planes, i had a glow plane and when my dad started it he almost cuted his middle finger in half. Well thats why i dont wont to get back into them, im staying with ele. where its safer and cheaper lol. Oh cook out anybody my place?

Nitro,

An fast moving prop on an electric will cut your fingers just as badly as a glow. In fact I have heard theories that electrics are worse because instead of stopping they just keep chewing[:@]

As well as glow models I have a Stryker with a brushless motor and I really really don't want to come in contact with the prop on that when it's spinning.

Electric or glow, take care.

Terry

RedBack has a point

BUT it is up to you
[8D]

yea i no. well what about a foamie are those pretty good to fly? becuse i am going to build this foam plane. but need some stuff. on a foamie or a park flyer does the recver have a batter pack like rc cars,truck,etc.?

Don't be fooled by the seemingly inexpensive nature of the foam part of a "foamie." The motor, electronic speed controller, battery, servos, and receiver are all just like a larger plane, except smaller and lighter. A person can easily spend over $300 on "foamie" electronics alone.

Most foamies will require a 4 channel receiver, some a 5 channel receiver (two aileron servos, ESC, elevator and rudder).

If you go to RC Groups dot com you can see a whole lot of great info about electrics.

yea the foamies are expensive but the reason i like them is that im going to build this foamie called outtaround combat, if you dont no what it is then go here and you will see what i am talking about http://www.michaelconnally.com/images/oorplans.jpg
oh did any body here build one here yet?

Nitro, go to the electric parkflyer forum...and find a good site for GWS,,they make planes like the outtaround already and their cheap....but you need a slow or pico stick to start with ..GWS planes come with motors,,,you will need a radio ,esc, and 2 micro servos...once you get the radio and electrics,,you'll find that the foam planes are pretty cheap...except Hobby Lobby,,their stuff is pretty high$$$.....Rog

since/not sense

It's kind of funny that you corrected nitro when you're using incorrect grammar also! Not picking on you...just pointing out a little humor/irony.
It's actually they're.

Nitro another good trainer is Hobbico Nexstar 46 comes with transmiter and cd for your computer everything for around 400 dollers

cope - Nitro another good trainer is Hobbico Nexstar 46 comes with transmiter and cd for your computer everything for around 400 dollers


dude i dont even have 400 dollars!, well thanks for the help everybody

ok you got me,,but my thread did have info other than just correcting his grammar

If you are genuinely interested in participating in the most rewarding parts of this hobby you are going to have to start with a decent set-up, or you'll be like many people who get junk that flies like junk and are dissapointed, so they quit.

Consider the RCU MARKETPLACE!!! You can find great equipment there that is slightly used but is much better than buying cheap stuff that isn't worth your time. There's no shame in buying used!

Save up the money you need to get the right setup the first time...you'll be very happy you did. Electric can be cheaper because there is no field equipment required (i.e. electric starter, fuel, glow igniter, glow wrench). If you do want to go glow, just make sure you go to the field when other people are there. Modelers are very generous with field equipment (don't count on bumming fuel) so you can pretty much share with someone else most of the time.

well i do stay cheap when i say cheap i mean go yard saleing which is pretty much of the time.